Amos 5:20
Isn't the day of the Lord darkness without light? Yes, pitch dark without a glimmer of light.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
In Context
21I hate, I despise your festivals and take no delight in your religious assemblies.
Cross References
Job 10:21before I go to where I shall never return from, the land of darkness and the shadow of death—
Ezekiel 34:12Just like a shepherd goes looking for his lost sheep when he is with the flock, so I will look for my sheep. I will rescue them from everywhere they were scattered on a dark and dismal day.
Nahum 1:8but those who oppose him will be swept away by a tremendous flood to their destruction. He pursues his enemies into the darkness of death.
Matthew 22:13Then the king told his servants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him out into the dark, where there'll be crying and grinding of teeth.’
Revelation 16:10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the beast's throne, and darkness fell over his kingdom. The people bit their tongues because of the pain they felt,
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:17-21
Threatenings and Reproofs. ( b. c. 790.) 16 Therefore the Lord , the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord . 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord ! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man… Read the whole commentary →